The Sun Tavern

Excellent selection of Irish whiskies, great staff, brilliant service.

mood Rustic charm; quirky neighbourhood bar with upcoming DJ sets and live music.

The Sun is a smallish pub with DJs on Wednesday to Saturday evenings, and on other nights you can spin your own vinyl on the turntables. There is a limited food offering: charcuterie, cheese and the like. They even make a good espresso. On a bright Saturday afternoon people trickle in, drinking beer and cocktails. In the evenings, it gets busy. Not surprising: there’s a lot to love here.

mood smallish pub with DJs on Wednesday to Saturday evenings, and on other nights you can spin your own vinyl on the turntables. On a bright Saturday afternoon people trickle in... In the evenings, it gets busy.

The Sun is a smallish pub with DJs on Wednesday to Saturday evenings, and on other nights you can spin your own vinyl on the turntables. There is a limited food offering: charcuterie, cheese and the like. They even make a good espresso. On a bright Saturday afternoon people trickle in, drinking beer and cocktails. In the evenings, it gets busy. Not surprising: there’s a lot to love here.

mood A smallish pub with DJs on Wednesday to Saturday evenings; you can spin your own vinyl on the turntables. It gets busy in the evenings.

The Sun Tavern is as much as pub as a cocktail bar, but boy does it shake up some good drinks. We love it here, mainly because of that Polynesian Punch with Somerset Pomona, Cherry Heering, Ginger Wine, Maraschino Liquor, Pink Grapefruit, Pineapple Juice and Umbrella Brewing Ginger Beer. But they also do a good selection of classic cocktails if you’re not up for sharing. This brick-lined pub, which dates back to the 1850s, may be on the small side but they’ve packed in an enormous selection of Irish whiskeys and poitin behind the bar as well as a contemporary cocktail menu, punch sharing bowls and local brews on tap. Dark and atmospheric, it’s everything you want a pub to be.

mood brick-lined, small side, dark and atmospheric, contemporary pub vibe

Home to the world’s largest collection of Poitin [Ireland’s Moonshine], The Sun Tavern is a small pub located on Bethnal Green road. The bar’s online store boasts a wide menu, including bottled cocktails, wine, and beer from 15 breweries. The bar also sells glassware, their own spirits, hot sauce, coasters, and even music. Let’s just say you can order a ‘perfect night in’ right to your doorstep with The Sun Tavern.

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Head to the hatch at this Bethnal Green bar and grab yourself one of these frozen beauties to go. Each one contains coffee liqueur, espresso, vanilla ice-cream and Slane Irish Whiskey.

Head to East London for an afternoon of tequila-infused cocktails at Bethnal Green’s The Sun Tavern. The quirky neighbourhood bar will celebrating the nation’s new favourite drink in style, serving up the spirit straight from ‘the hatch’, while those staying at home can order the bar’s cocktails to be delivered – there’s no excuse not to celebrate.

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The Sun Tavern is one of those places that feels like the lovechild of your rowdiest local and your favourite great little bar. Ergo, we love it. On Bethnal Green Road, it prides itself on having a huge selection of Irish whisky which, sure, probably doesn’t get the old margarita senses tingling but that’s where ‘Bonnie’s Margarita’ comes into play. We don’t know who Bonnie is but she’s probably a right laugh and owns 10 disco balls. Good for Bonnie. Be like Bonnie. Drink like Bonnie. You’ve got Ocho Blanco tequila, pisco, a sizzling scotch bonnet ferment, and some white vermouth that gives it a dry little kick. It’s nine quid and has never ever failed us. Kudos to Bonnie.

mood Feels like the lovechild of a rowdy local and a favourite great little bar.